Instrument or tool for unlawful work becomes attached to person holding it — Mythoi

Motif

Instrument or tool for unlawful work becomes attached to person holding it.

Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Miraculous punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q551.2.5

Cited in the index

general *Loomis White Magic 55.

Within the index

Filed under Punishment: animal skin grows on man's back. He had masked in the skin in order to cheat.

Filed beside it

Magic adhesion to object as punishment (for opposition to holy person). (Cf. D2171.1, Q227.) Miraculous adhesion of objects to human hand as punishment for working on holy day. (Cf. Q223.6.) Thief rendered unable to remove burden of stolen goods from his back. (Cf. Q212.) Corpse of murdered man sticks to murderer's back. (Cf. Q211.) Sacrilege and blasphemy punished by magic adhesion. (Cf. Q221.3.) Priest's concubine is unable to rise from stone. She is finally freed by prayers and repentance. (Cf. Q243.1.) Punishment for stinginess: bundle of fuel (pitcher of lime) sticks to man's head. (Cf. Q276.)

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